Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-21
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cough they are convinced IL Is the
beginning of consumption, and the
least little pimple or burning sensa-
ton drives them almost frantic
with the thought that cancer is
forming. The only possible way to
deal with this class of cases is to
thoroughly gain the confidence OF
the patient. They watch the ply
sician like a cat, and any hesitation
on his part leais them to either i'm
agine the worst or else set him
down as incompetent.
81 usually ask few direct ques'
tions, such as when the trouble was
first noticed, the exact location and
intensity of the pain, and then fall
into their view of the matter. |
assure them that they have done a
wise thing in coming to me at once,
as, now that the trouble can be ia.
ken in time, there will be no diff
Guilty in effecting a speedy cure
| A few bread pills and a bottle OF
scented strip are prepared with the
greatest care and particular direc-
tions given as to how they are to
be taken. At the next visit | no
tlced perceptible change for the
better, and am delighted, as | hard
ly expected any improvement 80
soon. The third visit shows COM
plete eradication of the acute nature
of the trouble, but to provide
against any return new remedies
are applied. At the fourth visit
| the patient is as well as anybody,
treatment is discontinued, and l
have gained a few dollars and a
life long friend and patron
"And there Is no quackery about
litW
"Not a bit. But if | were to tell
| the truth in the first place the pa
tient would probably fall into the
hands of some INSCRIPTIONS medic
who would scare the life out OF her
aud charge dollars where | only
take cents"
"To what extent does this sort OF
practice exist ~
1Well, if only those who really
require physician were prescribed
tor one.quarter of the doctors II
Detroit would become MicawOers
On the other hand, there are class
of people not alone confined to th'
poor who neglect calling a docto
until IT is too late. He gets th'
case Just in time to make out tn
death certificate. There are hun
dreds of cases terminating fatal,
Which might have been saved
taken ia time. This is very uu
even world, my friend, take 1t nov
Won will-6nancially, POLITICAL!
socially or incidentally. We ooas
of our enlightenment, but you hav
No idea of the superstition eXlstln
all around us. Why, the 'ialt
cure, has so many followers that
has almost grown respectable. Sc
rbe num Der of clairvOyant 'healer
who mai ntain themselves in luxur.
, he seeing the disease aud remed
, in a trance, How many, think yo'
carry horse chestnuts in their pock
cts every day of their lives to kee
off rheumatism, and would not dan
. On without one? Not u few, | a
Z sure YOU. Look at the vast sales
! natent medicines. Now let me tie
= vou something about these pateI
y medicines. They ar prepared Il
a general consumption, and for th'
= reason must of necessity be VIII
r out virtue. You never hear OF an
d one being injured by them-thi
!. would not do, as it would at on'
stop the sale OF the article.
II they are prepared for the most dc
o. ate child and the strongest M
Iv mere wash. \ remedy viii
"a will do no one harm will do no o
r any good. There are II hundr
q other supers titions, bnt | do
a. know as ought to be surprised
al them. Medicine itself has only
al Gently emerged from an alm'
Mt harbaric state. Less than twen
=. Eve years ago we were Sallva'l
ma with calomel, cupping, and b'st
or. ing, aud bleeding for almost eve
,se thing. The counter irritant Is
ha practiced TO some extent"
rts "What is that !"
ing "wby, if a little boy was heat
the a drum, aud you wished to b
by his noise, the way..to do it woult
ng- to commence firing cannon. 1t
haye a pain in your stomach